In all of the hustle and bustle of getting ready to head to Arizona, I concentrated on packing, copying files, making arrangements for Bethany's schedule and Annie's "doggie day care." I figured there would be time to think about the Mayo Clinic details once we got here. Since I'd originally contacted the Scottsdale Mayo Clinic, I just assumed that's where Amy would be seen. Brian made our hotel accommodations accordingly. Last night I pulled out the paperwork they'd sent and realized we were being seen at the Phoenix campus...not Scottsdale! So all this time we thought we just had to zip across the parking lot, when in reality we had to get across town...by 6:30am! I started to get upset until I realized there wasn't much I could do about it. Might as well make the best of it. So we packed the car with most of our things, told the front desk we'd be checking out early today, and we settled in for a good night's sleep. Bright and early this morning we were on our way, and we even managed to get here early. When Amy checked in, they said we'd need an insurance pre-authorization and would we prefer to self-pay? Uh...NO! They finally determined we did NOT need to be pre-authorized, thankfully. (We'll see how it all plays out in the end.) After registration, we headed to Radiology where the x-ray machine promptly broke down! Finally, things were wrapped up and we headed to the cafeteria for breakfast...close and quick. And now we have almost an hour until our appt with the orthopedic physician.
For the past 2 days Amy has been walking without much trouble since she's basically spent most of the time sitting in the car. But yesterday afternoon we played in the pool, and by last night she could hardly walk. Today we had to get a wheelchair to take her from one building to the next...there's no way she could have walked it. It's pretty sad when you're happy that she's having trouble just so the Dr can see what her reality is. If I could take her pain on myself, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I feel like seeing an orthopedic dr is kind of unnecessary...what we really need is a pain mgmt one. But this is where they want to start, so we'll play it their way. I just hope and pray things fall into place for her to see everyone she needs to see this trip.
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